Shares were lower in all Asian markets after Wall Street officially began its first correction in two years, though losses were moderate with no sign of panic selling.

Thursday's losses in the S&P 500 put the market into "correction" territory, meaning stocks had fallen 10 percent from their January 26th high.

The Dow suffered its worst daily point drop on record Monday, and briefly fell almost 1,600 points intraday.

The Dow Jones industrial average had been down 500 points before swinging to a 330-point gain.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index gave up 77 points, or 2.9 percent, to 2,603. The March crude contract was down US$1.95 to US$59.20 per barrel on Friday. "There's a fair amount of volatility in the market, and our belief is the volatility is leaving investors riddled with stress and uncertainty, which is likely to continue". The Dow stormed back for a gain after losing more than 500 points.

The US stock market slump continued, with the Dow Jones tumbling 587 points at 24,305 at the time of writing.

Trump ends second USA govt shutdown in weeks
Late on Thursday, as Senator Paul continued to delay the vote, the White House said it was preparing for a possible shutdown. It was unclear which agencies would close on Friday if the shutdown continued into the working day.

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Altman had to let James know the front office understood the roster problems - and wanted his input as they set out to fix it.4. Lebron will likely leave Cleveland at the end of the season and the lack of players the Cavs had yesterday was laughable.

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Trump denied the allegations, accused rival Democrats and the media of a smear campaign, and went on to win the 2016 election. He said very strongly yesterday that he's innocent, so you have to talk to him about that, but we absolutely wish him well.

Vice President Pence said Friday after Porter's resignation that the Trump administration has "no tolerance" for domestic abuse . Wallace questioned the women in the White House after not resigning after abuse allegations of a White House aide.

The two Koreas technically remain at war as the 1950-53 Korean War ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty. There's worry, too, that the proposed summit Pyongyang may come with preconditions - a North Korean specialty.

On Saturday, Kim Yo Jong and other North Korean delegates will have lunch with Moon at the presidential Blue House. A few years later, a North Korean agent allegedly was responsible for blowing up a South Korean plane.

Also, North Korea sent its own cheerleader squad and an art troupe who are scheduled to perform in the Pyeongchang Winter Games. USA officials have been urging South Korea to be cautious in its rapprochement with the North.

Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., told Fox News the Democrats' document "bolsters" the FBI's credibility in the Russian Federation probe. White House spokesman Raj Shah said the president "will respond soon" with his decision to the House intelligence committee.

Moon has invited Kim and other senior North Korean officials to a luncheon at Seoul's presidential palace on Saturday. Friday's ceremony will be attended by North Korea's delegation, including its nominal head of state, Kim Yong Nam.

PM @narendramodi had a very cordial meeting with His Majesty King of Jordan immediately upon arrival in Amman . Following the visit, Modi tweeted that "Abu Ammar [Afafat] was one of the greatest world leaders".

Air raid sirens had gone off in Israel in the early hours of the morning following the UAV interception and raids. That prompted Israel to unleash a dozen retaliatory strikes on both Syrian and Iranian targets inside Syria.

They discussed a wide range of issues concerning inter-Korean relations in an amicable mood, according to the Blue House. According to Pence's office, there was "no interaction" between the US vice president and the North Korean officials.

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